Functional English 1 (FENG101)
Faculty of Economics and Management Science (FEMS)
Semester: Resit
Level: 200
Year: 2019
SECTION A: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (20 marks)
From the choices provided after each sentence, insert (in the space provided) the
word that would best complete the sentence. (10 marks)
1. Laura told us that........ and her sister always eat at the restaurant (her/she)
2. Members of this church love …………. (each another/ each other)
3. The milk goes ………….. the refrigerator. (in, to, on)
4. Bertrand and Sharon hate ……….. (one another/ each other)
5. Kelly, Solange and ……… performed poorly in the test. (him/he/himself)
6. Tell me …………. You saw at the nursery. (who/ whom)
7. Many a student ……………. Made the same mistake. (has/have)
8. Two miles ………….. a short distance. (is/are)
9. Decide which one of the three choices A, B and C best ……….. the question.
(answers/ answer)
10. Her trousers …………. tight on her. (was, were)
Put the words in brackets in the appropriate form. (10 marks)
1. We had quite an …….. holiday. (enjoy)
2. He never remembers my birthday. I don’t know why he is so ……… (forget)
3. The situation in Syria is ………… more and more people are dying. (dread)
4. His novels are very ………. His characters are true to life. (describe)
5. The seats in the waiting room are ………. I almost feel asleep. (comfort)
6. They delayed with the program because they were looking for a ………. Venue for
the meeting (center)
7. This drama piece seems to have inspired by a ………. Movie I once watched. (Ghana)
8. He speaks Spanish very fluently meanwhile he is from a purely ………. Background.
(England)
9. Mother said she was rather ……….. in her childhood days. (reserve)
10. We agreed to complete all the ………. Formalities before developing that land. (law)
SECTION B: SOCIALISING (5 MARKS)
Instructions: answer all questions in the answer booklets provided. The use of good
English and orderly presentation of work is advised.
1. Study the following conversation between Ngwa Peter and Muluh James. Peter goes
to James’ office and they meet each other for the first time. How would they greet
each other (2 marks)
Peter: …………………………………………………………
James: ………………………………………………….
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2. Two weeks have passed by and Peter and James know each other. Peter comes back
to James’ office. How would they greet each other? ( 2 marks)
Peter: ………………………………………………………………
James: …………………………………………………………………
SECTION C: PRONUNCIATION: identify the word(s) which has the sound as indicated
(10 marks)
/ᴈ:/ head, heart, hear, girl.
/ᴢ/ lose, release, loose, collapse
/ ð / breathe, path, theme, teeth
/Ө/ thin, that, then, this
/Iə/ heir, hears, air, bare
Write out the consonant or vowel sound represented by the underlined letter(s) in each
of the following words:
1. Sing ……………
2. Shame ……………..
3. Cough …………..
4. Church ……………
5. You ……………
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